Anticreeper for railway-rails.



H. Vs. (immun. ANTICREEPER' run yrmlwfw mms. MPLICATIQK FILED FEU. li'.i915- F. They groove in B serves to guide the arm V and hold the part Ctransverse to the rail while the part C is being driven into place. Theposition of the parts after `the part C has been driven into place isshown in Fig. lv and it will be seen that in this position the parts arelocked against transverse movement 'in relation to the rail and to eachother bythe engagement of the curved part W of the arm V with the curvedpart H of the bottom of the groove in the part B. In this final positionthe transversely extending part B is firmly gripping one side and thebottom of the rail base flange and bears upon the edge of the oppositeside of the base flange and the part C is firmly pressing the uppersurface of the base flange ofthe rail; The arrow in Fig. 4 indicates thedirection in which the rail tends to creep. T1 will readily beunderstood that the engagement of the tie abutting portion P of the partB with the tie Q will hold the rail against any creeping action so longas the tie is held in position and the grip of the device upon the railis sufficient. Generally they gripping action produced by applying theparts as described will be suflicient. Should there be, however, notsuliicient grip ,of the device initially upon the rail the rail willmove forward slightly in the direction of the arrow and will carry withit, in the movement, the arm U of the vertical pressure producing part Cand this part C will take up a position indicated by the dotted lines inFig. Il. This action will automatically increase the grip of the deviceupon the rail and a very small. movement of the 'rail in relation to thepart B will so increase the grip of the device as to elfectually preventfurther movement.

The parts C and B are automaticallyr locked in position when C islinally driven curved portion WV of the arm V forming part of the part Cwith the curved portion of the bottom of the groove F in the part B. Ifit be desired to remove the device from the rail, however, the arm U maybe forced back by driving with a hammer or maul and if this is don'e thepart C will move 'angularly and assume a position such as shown in Fig.5. The surfaces H and W are so constructed and arranged in relation tothe parts B and the arm U of the part C that the driving back of .thearm U will cause angular movement of the part C in relation to the partB and release C so that it may be removed and then by bearing the end ofthe part B down until the shoulders D no longer engage the rail' edgethepart B may be forced, transversely until the hookl E no longerengagesthe rail base.

It is obvious that lvarious changes may be made in the structuredescribed, without departing from the spirit of the invention. I

desire, therefore, to cover in the appended claims whatever modifiedstructures fall within the scope of the invention.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. A part for rail anchors constructed with a rail rbase flange-engagingjaw at yone end, a retaining catch at the other end, Aand a body portionhaving a downward inclination toward the retaining catch end thereof anda seat in the under side of the part at the retaining catch end thereof.

2. A rail gripping -element constructed with a jaw at one end and aplurality of base edge engaging catches at the other end and a bodyportion, the upper surfaces Iof which are in two planes, that toward thecatches inclining downwardly from that toward the jaw and a groove seatfor engagement with a vertical pressure producing part.

`3. A rail embracing and gripping element constructed with a rail baseengaging jaw at one end, a retaining portion at the other end and a bodyprovided with a tie engaging portion intermediate of said jaw and saidretaining portion, the upper surfaces of said body portion beingdownwardly inclined from the jaw toward the retaining portion endthereof.

et. A rail gripping element constructed with a groove in the under sidethereof, the i bottom of the groove having a plane surface and a curvedsurface adapted to engage with4 a vertical pressure producing part.

5.' A rail embracing and gripping element constructed with a rail baseflange engaging Ijaw and a transverse portion having upper surfaces intwo planes lying at a relatively small angle the one to the other and aseat `adapted to engage with a vertical pressure prod jaw.

6.. A rail base gripping element constructed with a base flange grippingjaw atl one end of a rail base edge engaging portion at the other endthereof and a scat, transverse to the rail, in the under side-of saidelement adapted to engage with a vertical pressure producing part.

"7., An anticreeper for railroad rails comprising a rail grippingelement having a iff." part at the end opposite to said vdownwardinclination, a jaw at one end and a retaining catch at the other end ofsaid element, and a rail engaging device for drawing the downwardlyinclined element into contact with the rail bottom and said retainingvcatch into engagement with the rail base edge.

8. A, device for preventing the creeping of rails comprising a railgripping element .having a `downward inclination, a jaw at one end and aretaining catch at the other end of said element, a rail engaging part22. A device for preventing the creeping of rails comprising a railengaging and gripping element constructed to engage the top of the baseof the raii at one side and the edge of the base of the rail at'theother side of the rail and to ulcrum upon the bottoml constructed toengage said gripping element at the other side of the rail for effectingthe gripping action, yand means for engaging a ixed'portion of theroadbed in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep. A

` 24. An anticreeping device comprising a rail engaging elementtransversely disposed beneath the rail in engagement at one side of therail with the upper surface of the base iange 'and at the other side ofthe rail with the edge of the base flange and provided with a portionadapted to engage a fixed portion of the roadbed anda part engaging ktherail base above and said element below the rail and arranged to be movedtransversely in relation to the rail for placing said part in positionand ei'ecting the gripping action.

Y25. A rail stay comprising an element engaging the bottom and oppositesides oi' the rail base and provided With means for engaging a fixedportion of the roadbed and a pressure producing part constructed so` toengage said element below the rail and the upper surface of the base ofthe rail that movement of said part transversely in.

' tudinal movement of the rail in relation to said element will produceangular mover" Bof ment of said pressure producing part and therebyautomatically increase the gripping action upon the rail. A

26. A device for preventing the creeping of rails comprising a railembracing element constructed to engage the bottom of the rail `4`and afixed portion of the roadbed, the top 'of the base flange, at one sideand the edge of the base ange at the other side of the rail, and apressure producing part conyand means for engaging a fixed portionstructed. with bearing surfaces' so ooacting with those of said partthat, transverse movement of v'said part will efecta cam action A andgripping of the rail by said device. A 28. A rail anchor comprising arail base engaging part constructed with portions for engagementwithopposite sides of the rail base and bearing surfaces, a rail baseengaging, pressureN producing element 'oonstructed with bearing surfacesso coacting with the bearing surfaces of said part that transversemovement of said element will effect a cam action and gripping of therail, and means for giving said anchor a fixed position in the roadbed,in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep.

29. A device for preventing the creeping /of rails comprising a railgripping bottoni engaging element provided with means for engaging therail base at opposite sides of the rail, a. transversely movable railengaging part engaging said element below and the rail base above therail bottom for press-- ing said element against the rail base andeecting the gripping action of the devic the roadbed.

30. An anticreeper comprising a tie engaging, rail Igripping element,lhaving adownwardinclination, transversely disposed beneath the ,railand provided with means A for engaging the rail base edge at one side,and a transversely movable rail engaging part engaging'said elementybelow the rail for drawing the downwardly inclined element up intocontact with the rail bottom.

3l. A device for preventing the creeping of rails comprising an elementembracing the raiirbase at one side of the rail and engagigg the edge ofthe rail base at.- the other 'side of the rail and a part-embracing therail base and the railbase edge engaging end of said `element andgripping the rail base between said part and said element. 32.' A railanchor comprising an element embracing the' railbase at -one side of thrail, extending transversely beneath the rai with a tie-engaging portionand engaging the edge of the rail at the other side. of the rail, and apart embracingthe rail base and the rail base 'edge engaging end of saidelement and gripping the rail base between base at the other side 'of1the rali, va part with a t1e engaging versely beneith the of railseomprisin 2 5' and, the l embracing the rail base renel the rail baseedge engaging end of-sei element and pivotally engaging said elev entvfor effecting the gri ping action of: the device, and ineens or engaginge fixed portion of the roadbed.

35,. Al rail anchor comprising two rail gripping elements, one of whichis formed portion, engages the rail the rail, extends transraii andengages the edgeof the rail bese at the other side of the rail, and the`other of which element comprises a member which engages the iirst baseat one side of fnamed element end theupper surface of the- Vlense and isforced into position by transverse movement in relation to the rail. 36.A device for preventing the creeping two rah" gripping niem- Abers, oneof whie is formed to engage a .fixed portion Iof the rosldbed'inopposition to the tendency of the rail; to creep, and comprises aJtransverse element the rail base at opposite sides of the rail, other aclamp engaging the rail engaging' n seid element below the rail vci saideiement against the l ing the other element to drew and hold saicelement with said bese edge engaging por` tion in engagement with theedge of the rail ase. Si

In testimony whereof, I have name to this specification in the twosubscribing Witneeees.

G. GILLMUR.

signed my presence of Witnesses:

H. W. Coon, 1 H, WATSON.

Correction in Letter Patent No. l1,215f0,843.

It. is qercby certified that. in batters Patent No. 1,240,843. grani-w1{cpvcmhm' 25, 19171: upon the application of Horatio G. Gillmor, in'\\Hmiiiig1 n,limric! if Columbia, for an improirement in Anticmepers forRuilwaiylhxiis" im error appears in the printed specification requiringcorrection as. fulinwia; P11-3012, iiiic U2, claim 6, sti'ike outthe'woril of"; 11u11 that tha said Luth-rs Patent shouxfi im read withthis correction therein that tho :mino may conforzm m im mmm! nf thecase in the Patent Oice.

Signed and smiled this 28th day of January, A. D., 191).

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